Bad beer? Help?

[Tazzster]

So, my beer has been bubbling for about two weeks.... I was thinking, "man that yeast is really working." But then i started thinking, "i hope something isnt growing in there." I popped the lid today to dry hop and this is what it looks like...

 

[Kharnynb]

looks like yeast rafts, nothing to worry about, let it be for a bit more.

 

[Transamguy77]

Yes looks normal, what yeast did you use? I have found some Yeasts that do that more than others.

 

[Tazzster]

looks like yeast rafts, nothing to worry about, let it be for a bit more.

Let it be? should I wait to dry hop?

 

[Tazzster]

Yes looks normal, what yeast did you use? I have found some Yeasts that do that more than others.

Imperial A20 Citrus yeast

 

[TimmyWit]

Is there a white film in there or is that just the reflection?

 

[Tazzster]

Is there a white film in there or is that just the reflection?

reflection

 

[TimmyWit]

reflection

cool, in that case I concur with the others. I think you're safe. You don't have to wait for gravity to be stable for dry hopping so you can go ahead and do that if you'd like.

 

[day_trippr]

After looking at the full size image I'm not so sure that "film" is a reflection.
That area at 9 o'clock looks sketchy...

 

[Tazzster]

After looking at the full size image I'm not so sure that "film" is a reflection.
That area at 9 o'clock looks sketchy...

totally a reflection. at 9 o'clock is the pantry room door. you can see how the shadow follows the curve of the bucket. At 10 o'clok is the over head light. the rest of the ceiling spreads over to 1 o'clock. The big shadow between 1 and 9 is me holding my tablet to take a picture.

 

[Smellyglove]

I've voiced my concerns before about images which look like these, only to be mistaken. a white matte film actually is more pronounced than these reflections, which indeed do look like a white matte film..

 

[Calder]

Nothing in the picture gives me concern. However, the picture probably doesn't do it justice.

If it tastes OK, then carry on. Most spoiling contamination take a long time in an alcohol environment and at room temp. I don't think it is contaminated, but even if it is, you can bottle, and drink without ever noticing anything, because most contamination takes so long to affect the beer.

If you ever have a beer that you think might be contaminated, but tastes just fine, don't worry about it; just don't plan to store it for a long time.

 

[TimmyWit]

Nothing in the picture gives me concern. However, the picture probably doesn't do it justice.

If it tastes OK, then carry on. Most spoiling contamination take a long time in an alcohol environment and at room temp. I don't think it is contaminated, but even if it is, you can bottle, and drink without ever noticing anything, because most contamination takes so long to affect the beer.

If you ever have a beer that you think might be contaminated, but tastes just fine, don't worry about it; just don't plan to store it for a long time.

Please don't do this. It is true that off-flavors from contamination will likely take a bit of time to develop. But, if you suspect a beer is contaminated, the last thing you want to do is throw it in a bottle. Bacteria and wild yeast tend to take a long time to work but they will likely chew the gravity considerably lower than your sacc strain. If you toss it in a bottle before this has a chance to play out, you're creating bottle bombs. If you want to take this approach, at least make sure you're kegging so it will be safer. Just don't do it with bottles.

 

[Kharnynb]

There really is nothing in the picture that causes any worry, just some yeast rafts and co2 bubbles.

dryhop and bottle will be just fine, open one after 2 weeks in the warm and a few days in the fridge if it doesn't fountain or such, you're fine.

 

[AJinJacksonville]

Looks good to me. I forget what threat they are on, but there are some real science projects some members have posted...this looks nothing like them.